Box Set - 1965 - 1979

~ Release by Cat Stevens (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1: The City
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Back to the Good Old Times
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
guitar:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1965)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965)
recording of:
Back to the Good Old Times (in 1965)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
Cat Stevens2:50
2I Love My Dog
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (in 1966)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
arranger:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) and Alan Tew (British composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1966) and The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
recording of:
I Love My Dog (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
additional composer:
Yusef Lateef
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Polygram International Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
The Plum Blossom
Cat Stevens3.352:21
3Portobella
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (in 1966)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
arranger:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) and Alan Tew (British composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
recording of:
Portobello Road (in 1966)
writer:
Kim Fowley and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd.
Cat Stevens42:28
4Here Comes My Baby
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (on 1967-02-01)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
arranger:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) and Alan Tew (British composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-01)
recording of:
Here Comes My Baby (on 1967-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Angusa Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens3.652:58
5Matthew and Son
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (on 1966-12-01)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
arranger:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) and Alan Tew (British composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1966) and The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-01)
recording of:
Matthew and Son (on 1966-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens3.52:48
6The Tramp
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (on 1967-01-23)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
guitar:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (on 1967-01-23)
arranger:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) and Alan Tew (British composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-23)
recording of:
The Tramp (on 1967-01-23)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens32:10
7I’m Gonna Get Me a Gun
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (on 1967-01-23)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1967) and The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-23)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Get Me a Gun (on 1967-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens3.52:15
8School Is Out
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (on 1966-12-01)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-01)
recording of:
School Is Out (Cat Stevens) (on 1966-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Salafa Ltd.
Cat Stevens33:00
9A Bad Night
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1967) and The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-07-03)
recording of:
A Bad Night (on 1967-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Salafa Ltd.
Cat Stevens43:14
10The Laughing Apple
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-07-03)
recording of:
The Laughing Apple (on 1967-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens32:39
11Kitty
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-11)
recording of:
Kitty (Cat Stevens) (in 1967-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens32:23
12Blackness of Night
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-11-03)
recording of:
Blackness of the Night (on 1967-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens42:32
13The First Cut Is the Deepest
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
bass:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (on 1967-10-05)
guitar:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) (on 1967-10-05) and Big Jim Sullivan (on 1967-10-05)
vocals:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) (on 1967-10-05) and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (on 1967-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-05)
recording of:
The First Cut Is the Deepest (on 1967-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation and Salafa Ltd.
Cat Stevens43:04
14Northern Wind
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-11-03)
recording of:
Northern Wind (on 1967-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens32:51
15Moonstone
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-07-03)
recording of:
Moonstone (on 1967-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens32:18
16Come on Baby (Shift That Log)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-04)
recording of:
Come on Baby (Shift That Log) (on 1967-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Salafa Ltd.
Cat Stevens33:54
17Lonely City (When Do You Laugh)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-11)
recording of:
Lovely City (in 1967-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens3.852:42
18Here Comes My Wife
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-07)
recording of:
Here Comes My Wife (on 1968-09-07)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens43:01
19The View From the Top
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-07)
recording of:
The View From the Top (on 1968-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Salafa Ltd.
Cat Stevens43:35
20Where Are You
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-03)
recording of:
Where Are You (in 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Salafa Ltd.
Cat Stevens33:04
21If Only Mother Can Seem Me Now
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
recording of:
If Only Mother Could See Me Now (in 1968)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens3:05
22Honey Man
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
mixer:
Barry Hammond (in 1997-10)
piano:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (on 1970-01-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-30)
mixed at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997-10)
recording of:
Honey Man (on 1970-01-30)
writer:
Ken Cumberbatch and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Salafa Ltd.
Cat Stevens & Elton John3:11
23The Joke
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
mixer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Island Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-09-17)
mixed at:
Sensible Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2000-12)
recording of:
The Joke (on 1970-09-17)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
Cat Stevens3:13
▶CD 2: The Search
▶CD 3: The Hurt
▶CD 4: The Last

Credits

Release

art direction:Vartan (art direction)
additional photography:Bill Brandt (photographer)
Emil Dacanay
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
Gered Mankowitz
Michael Putland
photography:Maymanah Islam
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
liner notes:Bill DeYoung
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
producer:Bill Levenson (Producer, primarily for compilations and reissues)
mastering:Suha Gur
Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
additional illustration:Emil Dacanay
illustration:Aminah Islam
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
design:Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
Wherefore Art? (Graphic Art)
manufactured by:A&M Records
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 2001)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Universal Mastering Studios East in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
ASIN:CA: B00005QXY9 [info]